How To Install pvm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pvm on Kali Linux. pvm is Parallel Virtual Machine - binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pvm on Kali Linux.

What is pvm

pvm is:

Console and communication daemon binaries for the Parallel Virtual Machine. Should be sufficient to utilize a node in a dynamically linked PVM program such as pvmpov.

There are three methods to install pvm on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pvm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pvm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pvm

Install pvm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pvm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pvm

Install pvm Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pvm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pvm

How To Uninstall pvm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pvm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pvm

Uninstall pvm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pvm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pvm

Remove pvm Configurations and Data

To remove pvm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pvm

Remove pvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pvm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pvm

Dependencies

pvm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pvm package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.